Gaza -
The six makeshift zoos in Gaza have deteriorated to the point that the remaining animals are starving and terribly neglected. The owners have no money to buy food for the creatures, let alone provide veterinary care, and so the animals die, one by one.

There's a growing concern that people are becoming too reliant on mood-changing drugs, such as Prozac, and soon we might have to worry about dogs too. Researchers have discovered that the dog equivalent of Prozac and that it makes dogs more optimistic.

Brescia -
A travelling circus in Italy has been sent to the dog-house after Italian state officials found the circus owner to be passing off two chow puppies as pandas, with their coats dyed to look the part.

A strongly worded report from an animal rights group states that many accredited laboratories violate animal welfare rules, and that the mistreatment cases are generally more often than with non-accredited facilities.

Toronto -
The province will provide $5.5 million a year to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) to better protect the province's animals. But some critics say the proposed changes do not go far enough.

Austin -
A successful program that links animals in need to a database of help, is expanding to Texas. Animal Help Now is a unique venture designed to help any animal found to be facing an emergency situation.

Injuring animals for military training is illegal in the UK under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 but the UK’s Ministry of Defence has its own form of extraordinary rendition by outsourcing to Denmark live firing to deliberately maim pigs.

First it was the state of California, which banned foie gras on July 1. Now, French foie gras producers face a more formidable opponent. His name is Moore, Sir Roger Moore, the British actor famous for his role as James Bond in no less than seven movies.

Swan River -
The case of neglected and abused animals at a Manitoba breeding facility has shocked many Canadians after animal welfare officials revealed they had known of the abuse for years, but were unable to act until recently.

Oakland -
He's 71 years old and when his detractors accuse him of being a racist, he jokes that he's an "equal opportunity racist when it comes to animal welfare." He's outspoken, and works tirelessly to promote animal welfare.

Chinese authorities in Hanzhong have ordered 'dog beating teams' to roam through neighborhoods and beat dogs to death - a culling that has resulted in 37,000 dead dogs. The brutality has stirred outrage worldwide.